Cd/Dvd Drive - Gateway Solo 3450 User Manual

CD/DVD drive

The computer does not recognize a disc or the CD/DVD drive
The disc may not be correctly seated in the tray. When you place a disc
on the tray, make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so
that the retainers hold the disc in place.
The CD/DVD drive may not be completely inserted into the drive bay.
Press the drive into the bay, then try to access the disc again.
Make sure the disc label is facing up.
Try a different disc. Occasionally discs are flawed and cannot be read by
the drive.
Clean the disc. For more information, see "To clean a CD or DVD:" on
page 216.
Your notebook may not be properly docked to the docking station.
Remove the notebook, then reinstall it on the docking station.
Your computer may be experiencing some temporary memory problems.
Shut down and restart your computer.
An audio CD does not produce sound
Make sure the CD label is facing up.
Make sure the volume controls are turned up. For more information, see
"Adjusting the volume in Windows XP" on page 87 and "Adjusting the
volume in Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows 98" on page 91.
Make sure mute controls are turned off. To make sure mute is turned off:
In Windows XP, click
Speech, and Audio Devices
that the Mute check box is not selected.
In Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows Me, double-click
the speaker icon in the lower right corner of the taskbar and make
sure that the
check boxes are not selected. For more information about the mute
setting, see "Adjusting the volume in Windows XP" on page 87 and
"Adjusting the volume in Windows Me, Windows 2000, and
Windows 98" on page 91.
Clean the CD. For more information, see "To clean a CD or DVD:" on
page 216.
, then select
Start
, then
Adjust the system volume
,
Master Out CD Audio
www.gateway.com
Software support tools
. Click
Control Panel
, , , and
MIDI Digital Wave
Sounds,
. Make sure
Mute
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